Posts from August 2008

So, this is just the getting started lesson from this page: although I did deviate in the programming a bit to use functions instead of nested if-blocks. It's supposed to be a bike safety light (although not in a pretty / finished package).

Nothing special, but it is flashy and blinky so I made a video of it working.

[flv]0808/Movie140823.flv[/flv]

I finished soldering together my microcontroller board and the prototyping shield which fits on top. The microcontroller board you can't see in this photo, it's the first layer.



Soldering is a lot of fun, it turns out.

Now, the little switch on top of that board I can read from inside of programs on my computer, like so:



Not bad for a first little project.

I'm going to construct some camera triggers, so that I can take pictures from sensors like motion, heat, laser, etc.

No, it's a puppy and a bunny.

Try #2: Random newf footage.



Ah, Friday.

Kinda cool:

Here's an idealized version of me :)

Wordle

This one is from the last few posts across all of estrip:



If you create a new one, you can base it off your own journal by typing in for the RSS/feed address username.estrip.org, like mine is jim.estrip.org, which looks like:



(You might have to mess with font/layout/colors/etc to make it look fun)

So, stuck here by myself this weekend, @james is on vacation without me :)



Plans:

1. Read a bunch.

2. Code.

3. Eat a lot of junk food.

What else?

mildly NSFW

I am one week into quitting smoking cold turkey. Going pretty well.

Also, I have an unrelated cold. Is summer over already? Huddled in a hoodie, sniffling, dark at midday, looks like it to me.

re James' latest post, which is a missed connection with at least a bare minimum of details.

Why do they usually sound like this?

I saw you at [vague location starbucks], you were [vague description standing by the wall] and you [vague action glanced at me]. If you're interested, please [ironic demand for specific details email me an exact description of what I look like] so we can connect!

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